Chilenchus
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| Chilenchus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Tylenchida |
| Family: | Tylenchidae |
| Genus: | Chilenchus M.R. Siddiqi, 2000[1] |
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Chilenchus elegans | |
Chilenchus is a genus of nematodes in the family Tylenchidae. The name comes from Chile, the country from where it originates.
The genus contains one species, Chilenchus elegans (Raski & Geraert, 1986) (syn. Lelenchus elegans Raski & Geraert, 1986).[2] the type species was collected from moist soil under thick tundra at Orange Bay, Hardy Peninsula, Hoste Island, Chile.
References[edit]
- ^ M.R. Siddiqi, 2000. Tylanchida: Parasites of Plants and Insects, 2nd edition
- ^ Review of the Genus Filenchus Andrassy, 1954 and Descriptions of Six New Species (Nemata: Tylenchidae). D.J. Raski and E. Geraert, Nematologica, Volume 32, Issue 3, pages 265–311, 1986, doi:10.1163/187529286X00390
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